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==Distribution and habitat== [[File:Clanga pomarina, Belarus 1.jpg|thumb|Adult in [[Belarus]]]] The lesser spotted eagle breeds in [[Central Europe|Central]] and [[Eastern Europe]] and southeastward to [[Turkey]] and [[Armenia]];<ref name="ABCC"/> and [[bird migration|winter]]s in [[Africa]]. This is a very wary species of open or lightly wooded country, in which it hunts small [[mammal]]s (especially [[Cricetidae|vole]]s, [[ground squirrel]]s, [[rat]]s, and [[mice]]) and similar terrestrial prey, such as small birds, amphibians, reptiles, and occasionally insects (including [[termite]]s).{{cn|date=February 2022}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Aquila_pomarina/ | title=Aquila pomarina (Lesser spotted eagle) | website=[[Animal Diversity Web]] }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.peregrinefund.org/explore-raptors-species/eagles/lesser-spotted-eagle | title=Lesser Spotted Eagle | the Peregrine Fund }}</ref> It is known to occasionally feed on carrion.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.peregrinefund.org/explore-raptors-species/eagles/lesser-spotted-eagle | title=Lesser Spotted Eagle | the Peregrine Fund }}</ref>
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